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Just learned that the Roanoke "mystery" is bs and that settlers just went to live, eat, and breed with their native friends- The Croatoans. How common was this amongst these early settlements? Was there propaganda, at the time, to discourage European commoners from "going native"?	278
How did non-western cultures view/treat severe behavioral pathologies, such as schizophrenia, multiple personality disorder, and general psychosis, before the establishment of modern psychiatry?	25
The populations of migratory, northern euro tribes under the likes of Vercingetorix have been recorded in the hundreds of thousands. Are these numbers that accurate? As migratory societies, what logistics went into their sustainment?	23
After uniting Rome's empire and securing foreseeable peace and prosperity, Julius Caesar was assassinated by his political peers. After causing widespread famine, economic depression, and furthering civil war, the senate left Octavian untouched. What gives?	21
In the US, police forces seem to have a lot of leverage against municipal govts, resulting in better funding and expansion of protected actions against citizens that are viewed as unconstitutional. When did this dynamic start? How did it develop, especially in liberal cities?	8
Why did the Saudis decide to take over ARAMCO in 1973? Was it only due to the geopolitics of the Yom Kippur War? Why did US companies sell their stakes so readily?	5
After the collapse of the USSR, how did Russia handle selling off of natural resource rights (e.g mining, oil) during such an economically fragile time?	4
Before Christianity became centralized and the formal religion of the Roman Empire, how heterogeneous was it? Did it start out purely as a religious pursuit or was there more significant political/philosophical motives at play?	3
What were the earliest non-slavery-associated, diplomatic relationships like between the US and independent African nations, if any?	3
I'm a sculpter or a stonemason in France during the 17th or 18th century. How's life?	1

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